Hello!
Following is my profile :
Personal details:
Age: 31 years
GMAT: Male
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Education:
•Bachelors in Production Engineering from University of Pune, India. Passed out in 1999 with a first class (61% marks).
•On the job trainings / certificates:
1.Six Sigma Green belts. One week training done in 2004.
2.ISO 9001-2000 lead auditor Course. One week training followed by an exam. Completed in 2004
3.National Examination Board (UK) in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) – International General Certificate. Two week training followed by an exam. Completed in 2007.
4.Certified suggestion scheme evaluator training. One day training conducted by Dubai Quality group. Done in 2007.
Work Experience:
9+ years (August 1999 – Present) of manufacturing industry experience. Details are as under:
August 1999-June 2003 : Power cable manufacturing company in India.
July 2003 – Present : Power cable manufacturing company in United Arab Emirates.
Areas worked in: Production, manufacturing engineering, QHSE (Quality, health, safety and environmental) management systems.
Major Achievements/Highlights:
•Led a six sigma productivity improvement project on one of our bottleneck processes to its successful completion. This project saves company approx. 5 Million USD per year.
•Promoted twice in the last 5 years in my current company.
Social/Other activities:
•Involved in an initiative to train national students who have been school drop outs (due to social / family reasons) to be capable of working in industry.
•Helped raise money for old aged people in India through an initiative called “Help Age India”.
Sports activities:
•Led college cricket team in the inter-collegiate competition.
•Led the college chess team in the inter-zonal competition organised by Pune University.
I can take up community activities related to recycling/disposal of waste by being a part of local environmental society but I haven’t joined it as yet.
Expected GMAT score (plan to take it in the last week of December): 700+
GPA: ? I need to get my transcripts from my university in India.
Recommendation letters: I can get very good recos. from my managers.
Essays: May avail your service in getting them done.
What do I want an MBA program to do for me?
Give me lot more options than I currently have in my career:
•Make me eligible and capable for jobs outside my current industry (manufacturing).
•Enable me move up the ladder in my current industry.
•Help me in understanding all the areas of business. Currently my knowledge is mostly limited to Manufacturing. This will help me in becoming an entrepreneur if I decide to later in my career.
MBA specialisation options: Operations, General Management. (Are there any other areas that I can specialise in?)
I Plan to start my MBA in 2009.
Iam aiming at second round of applications. Do you think preparing for applications will be a bit tight for second round since the deadlines of most of the colleges are in January first week?
Could you please advise me 6 best b-schools/programs (pls rank them 1-6) that I should be targeting?
What are my chances of getting in to top US b-schools?
Following is my profile :
Personal details:
Age: 31 years
GMAT: Male
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Education:
•Bachelors in Production Engineering from University of Pune, India. Passed out in 1999 with a first class (61% marks).
•On the job trainings / certificates:
1.Six Sigma Green belts. One week training done in 2004.
2.ISO 9001-2000 lead auditor Course. One week training followed by an exam. Completed in 2004
3.National Examination Board (UK) in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) – International General Certificate. Two week training followed by an exam. Completed in 2007.
4.Certified suggestion scheme evaluator training. One day training conducted by Dubai Quality group. Done in 2007.
Work Experience:
9+ years (August 1999 – Present) of manufacturing industry experience. Details are as under:
August 1999-June 2003 : Power cable manufacturing company in India.
July 2003 – Present : Power cable manufacturing company in United Arab Emirates.
Areas worked in: Production, manufacturing engineering, QHSE (Quality, health, safety and environmental) management systems.
Major Achievements/Highlights:
•Led a six sigma productivity improvement project on one of our bottleneck processes to its successful completion. This project saves company approx. 5 Million USD per year.
•Promoted twice in the last 5 years in my current company.
Social/Other activities:
•Involved in an initiative to train national students who have been school drop outs (due to social / family reasons) to be capable of working in industry.
•Helped raise money for old aged people in India through an initiative called “Help Age India”.
Sports activities:
•Led college cricket team in the inter-collegiate competition.
•Led the college chess team in the inter-zonal competition organised by Pune University.
I can take up community activities related to recycling/disposal of waste by being a part of local environmental society but I haven’t joined it as yet.
Expected GMAT score (plan to take it in the last week of December): 700+
GPA: ? I need to get my transcripts from my university in India.
Recommendation letters: I can get very good recos. from my managers.
Essays: May avail your service in getting them done.
What do I want an MBA program to do for me?
Give me lot more options than I currently have in my career:
•Make me eligible and capable for jobs outside my current industry (manufacturing).
•Enable me move up the ladder in my current industry.
•Help me in understanding all the areas of business. Currently my knowledge is mostly limited to Manufacturing. This will help me in becoming an entrepreneur if I decide to later in my career.
MBA specialisation options: Operations, General Management. (Are there any other areas that I can specialise in?)
I Plan to start my MBA in 2009.
Iam aiming at second round of applications. Do you think preparing for applications will be a bit tight for second round since the deadlines of most of the colleges are in January first week?
Could you please advise me 6 best b-schools/programs (pls rank them 1-6) that I should be targeting?
What are my chances of getting in to top US b-schools?
